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The best German restaurants in Berlin

Sometimes there's nothing quite like a hearty meal and that's what Germans do best. Here's our list […]
Performance

Go drag! festival: Crushing gender norms on the Berlin stage

As drag becomes mainstream, go drag! festival celebrates the people the art form has left behind.
Music & clubs

Live music in Berlin this week

What are you listening to this week? We take a look at some of the best live […]
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REFLUX Festival for Contemporary Electro-Acoustic Music

On September 14, 16 and 18 October 25, 27 and 29, as well as […]
Exhibition

Lucia Moholy: The woman who helped shape Bauhaus

Marginalised for much of her life, Lucia Moholy's role in shaping the Bauhaus aesthetic is celebrated at […]
Interview

Natalia Sinelnikova on the horror and humour of We Might As Well Be Dead

We talk to Berlin-based director Natalia Sinelnikova about her deadpan, dystopian debut feature We Might As Well […]

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Art

Photography

Sibylle Bergemann: Town and Country and Dogs. Photographs 1966–2010

Sibylle Bergemann was the DDR's most famous photographer. Catch this retrospective at Berlinische Gallery until October 10.
Octopus dreams

Other minds: Understanding how non-humans think

The multi-venue octopus-inspired exhibition explores the limits of human consciousness through performance and film.
Gentrification

Uferhallen under threat: Can this artists’ space survive?

Rising real estate prices threaten both Wedding’s famed artistic studios and the sense of community in which […]
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History

Music

Music

Nils Frahm and Jon Hopkins: Genre-bending sounds this September

Electronica and classical music collide when two genre-bending stars play Berlin this month.
Clubs this weekend

Berlin clubs: What’s on this weekend?

Berlin's clubs are the stuff of legend, so which nights should you check out this weekend?
Interview

Noel Skum of VR Sex: “The first time I tried virtual reality I was in Tokyo on LSD”

Who names their band VR Sex? This guy. We caught up with LA post-punk frontman Noel Skum.
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Food

Berlin's best restaurants

The best restaurants in Neukölln

Where should you get dinner in Berlin's trendiest district? We know.
Food

NaNum: Seven courses of unforgettable Korean fish

Every Friday, Jinok Kim-Eicken serves a seven-course menu of Korean fish for €80 at NaNum - the […]
German

The best German restaurants in Berlin

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Architecture

Stage

Preview

Queering the Crip, Cripping the Queer: Sophiensaele’s groundbreaking new festival

Sophiensaele breaks new grounds with a bold festival that puts the spotlight on disabled queer theatre.
Interview

Lola Arias: “Everything around you is telling you not to have children”

Argentinian Lola Arias brings a new version of her treatise on parenthood to the Gorki, featuring a […]
Editor's choice

City of exiles: September on the Berlin stage

As the new theatre season prepares to kick off, Stories from Exiles from the Berliner Ensemble and […]
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Books

Interview

Damon Galgut at ILB 2022: “I’m not sure if life is a comedy or a tragedy”

We spoke with Damon Galgut at the ILB 2022 – touching both on his experience of his […]
Poetry

Jay Bernard: “I’m haunted by history but I also haunt it back”

Croydon-born poet Jay Bernard will be at Poetry Night this evening at the ILB. We spoke about […]
ilb 2022

Bernardine Evaristo at ILB 2022: “I grew up in a racist society”

British author Bernardine Evaristo was one of the big stars at this year's ILB. Here she reflects […]
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Film

This week at the kino

What’s on at Berlin cinemas this week?

We round up the best new releases, film festivals and cosy highlights at Berlin cinemas this week.
Interview

Natalia Sinelnikova on the horror and humour of We Might As Well Be Dead

We talk to Berlin-based director Natalia Sinelnikova about her deadpan, dystopian debut feature We Might As Well […]
Happy 8th Birthday!

Shining a Light on City Kino Wedding

Gone are the dazzling times when Wedding had a Kino on every corner. City Kino is the […]
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Politics

BVG

Berlin’s €29 ticket explained

Germany's €9 ticket was a huge success. Now comes Berlin's slightly disappointing sequel: a BVG ticket will […]
Podcast

Megan’s Megacan: Aww, look at the CDU trying to be relevant

How did the CDU mark the death of HRH Queen Elizabeth II at their party conference? Konrad […]
Red Flag

Privatise profits, nationalise losses: What Uniper tells us about about Berlin’s housing market

Uniper was going to collapse, so Germany quickly nationalised the company. So why are we told expropriation […]
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Berlin

My Berlin

Forgotten luxury: Charlottenburg’s iconic parking lot palace

tipBerlin Editor-in-Chief Stefanie Dörre writes on the Kant-Garagen, the Weimar-era car park with an iconic glass façade.
Ruins

Battle of Berlin: 12 places you can still see damage from World War II

In 1945, Berlin lay in ruins, and you can still see the scars and bullet holes from […]
FC Union

Shit, we’re top of the league: What’s going on with Union Berlin?

Eisern Union! It would have seemed impossible a few years ago, but FC Union Berlin are sitting […]
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